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Who Am I? Freelance web developer for over 10 years. I do front-end and backend-development. HTML, CSS, PHP, MySql, Worked with WordPress for over 8 years (since version 1.5) Organizer of WordCamp Miami 2010, 2011, 2012 Killed a spider in the kitchen last nightSaturday, March 23, 13

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What We Will Be Covering Picking A Domain Name Registering Domain Names Different Types Of Hosting Hosting Companies WordPress .ORG vs. .COMSaturday, March 23, 13

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What to Consider While Picking a Domain Name? Keywords Good keywords in the domain also assist in ranking higher in the search engine. As new niche markets are coming out, the possibilities of keywords are increasing as well.Saturday, March 23, 13

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What to Consider While Picking a Domain Name? Branding Easy enough to remember for users to return. Sometimes the most unrelated and catchy domains do best.Saturday, March 23, 13

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What to Consider While Picking a Domain Name? ABCs The shorter the domain, the better. But it shouldn’t be the only factor. Stay away from hyphens if you can. Or double letters like letterpressstyle.com.Saturday, March 23, 13

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What to Consider While Picking a Domain Name? Domain Extension .com still rules mindshare, but get the extension that works best for you (.org, etc.) Be careful of domain name extensions from third-world nations.Saturday, March 23, 13

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Finding A Domain Name http://instantdomainsearch.com/Saturday, March 23, 13

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Shared Hosting Pros: Most popular type of hosting. Most affordable. Good starting point for new users. Cons: Resources (and growth) limited. Performance might be limited. You Get What You Pay For.Saturday, March 23, 13

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WordPress.com WordPress.com provides a quick and easy way to get a blog online. You can go sign up and create a WordPress blog immediately, for free. This is a multi-user version of WordPress that hosts thousands of blogs.Saturday, March 23, 13

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WordPress.org WordPress is open source blogging software, and WordPress.org is where you can go to download it. Also the home of ofﬁcial documentation, a themes directory, and plug-ins directory of over 24,000 plugins.Saturday, March 23, 13